( Behold the awesomeness! )

Work, that is. For example, today, we had a death party. Yes, a death party. Complete with cake with grave on it ( Read more... )

So...the Olympics are in Beijing. And I, being a sports addict, enjoy watching all the coverage I can. I don't care if it's one of the "popular" sports like swimming or gymnastics or one of the obscure ones like Judo or archery, I like to watch ( Read more... )

As I was leaving the house for work this morning, I give my customary "I'm outta here!" message. From the dining room, where O is using her laptop, I hear a very loud, joyous, "YAY!"

:/

Hon...tell me how you really feel!

Two things happened this weekend that are of note...

First, O's "As Seen on TV" cupcake frosting mishap, as explained on her blogAnd second ( Read more... )

Play board games, of course ( Read more... )

One of my faire-weather friends, who goes by a number of names but is known as Madplanet here on LJ posted the following about romance novels on her blog. Since it's "Friends Only," I asked if I could cross post it here and she was kind enough to say yes. READ ON, book lovers (and librarians especially!)

( Courtesy of madpanet )

A little bit of background...at night, while we are trying to fall asleep, Emily (the Tonkinese cat) likes to curl up on Olivia's rear ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we had major uber wind storm. Power knocked out to over 20,000 people locally for more than 24 hours, about 25 stoplights out at intersections as of this morning (I passed through one...so sorry for the sheriff directing traffic), roofs blown off, trees uprooted, winds clocked at 75 MPH at one point at the airport, and a 77 year old ( Read more... )

Go Sox! I'm wearing my Red Sox polo today, so anything beyond what I've already posted is pushing it ( Read more... )